I must admit it took me back a bit when Herb Kim announced that this was the fifteenth Thinking Digital. As I sat in the audience I tried to think of how many I had been too. It isn’t fifteen but it can’t be a long way off. I did notice, however, that I recognised … Continue reading 15 years at Thinking Digital
You should go to Northumbrian Water’s Innovation Festival
CyberNorth is back at Europe’s largest innovation festival for the second time, following the amazing time we had last year. Northumbrian Water Group’s innovation festivals are big, loud, exciting and very unique events where they gather some of the greatest and most innovative minds from the worlds of business, science, tech, engineering, utilities and customer … Continue reading You should go to Northumbrian Water’s Innovation Festival
Learning your lessons
Sometimes things don’t turn out quite as you had expected. A Tuesday evening in Hexham was one of them. I’ve long got myself hung up on numbers when planning events, worried that nobody would turn up, indeed I often say once there are more in the audience than speakers I can start to relax. But … Continue reading Learning your lessons
A Digital Durham bag
It was a long, long time ago. Hexham is a nice day out. When we go there we always make our way to our favourite cafe at the Abbey, not for religious reasons but rather to worship their cheese scones. Sometimes it's full and we have to go elsewhere. It’s a nice walk from the … Continue reading A Digital Durham bag
It’s not just data
Last week I attended a cyber security event put on by Schools North East, a network of all the schools in the North East of England, set up by Head Teachers over twelve years ago. They are the first and only regional network of schools in the UK and work to create a unique culture … Continue reading It’s not just data
Udder Disaster
I’ve been to VentureFest a few times when it was at Newcastle United’s ground though this is the first time that I have ever presented. It was also the first time that I had been to the Common Room, right next door to the Lit and Phil, which I go to regularly. I have been … Continue reading Udder Disaster
Listen – ‘It’s Cyber Up North’
This week we recorded our eleventh episode of ‘It’s Cyber Up North’. The title says it all as this is a podcast about cyber security right here in the region and beyond. It comes in two flavours, one which covers live issues in the rapidly changing cyber security market, such as LastPass and Capita, while … Continue reading Listen – ‘It’s Cyber Up North’
Coffee Cake and Collaboration #2
Last week (wednesday 26 April) saw CyberNorth’s second coffee, cake and collaboration event with Newcastle University’s Cyber Security and Resilience and Security and Resilient Systems Group. The idea behind these events is to encourage all parts of the cyber security sector to come together and work on new opportunities. Clearly the University has the resources … Continue reading Coffee Cake and Collaboration #2
Bullying
Image thanks to Sky News I haven’t read the report and I doubt that very many have either but if you believe what you read then Raab’s removal from office was a political stitch up. It seems that the left wing civil service has colluded to oust a saintly minister whose only crime was to … Continue reading Bullying
Little trees
I wish... Honestly, I am trying my best to slow down, with a view to eventually stop what I am doing. It’s not that easy though as there is so much going on that is interesting and the world doesn’t turn to my rhythm. The end of September is supposed to be some hiatus for … Continue reading Little trees
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 